Director of Accounting

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A highly driven and passionate Director of Accounting who will be instrumental in developing a world class, multi-million dollar accounting department from the ground up. This individual will lead all day to day accounting operations for a rapidly growing startup and will have significant ownership over strategically managing the growth of the department.

* Hire, train, and develop a team of 3-5 professionals ranging from clerks to staff accountants to senior accountants * Have complete ownership of the general ledger * Lead the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes * Develop and maintain a system of controls and processes that ensure company assets are protected and that all financial reporting is prepared in compliance with organizational policy and US GAAP * Ownership of payroll processing and related systems * Ensure accurate and timely delivery of financial statements * Oversee accurate expense allocations across multiple dimensions of financial segmentation * Oversee revenue recognition * Liaise with external accountants and auditors for year-end tax preparation

**High-level view of who you are:** * Have a track record of driving progressive organizational change and effectively propelling teams to achieve outstanding results * Are highly organized and detail oriented; have the ability to prioritize effectively to meet deadlines * Are technologically savvy, particularly with Excel, Powerpoint, and the Google for work suite of products * Are extremely analytical and exercise excellent judgement * Thrive in a fast-paced and high pressure work environment * Can work independently on projects with minimal guidance/take ownership of your work * Have an open mind, desire to learn, and a positive attitude * Are agile and adaptable to meet the constant demands within a rapidly changing and growing startup **What makes you a great fit for this role (Requirements):** * You have at least 5 years of accounting related experience, some of which has been in a management capacity as a corporate accountant * Have experience scaling mid-sized companies ($50 – 200mm in revenue) * Have prior experience with Netsuite ERP * Comfortable handling large data-sets in excel * Possess a track record of academic excellence and have at least a 4-year degree in accounting or other quantitative field * CPA preferred * Prior experience with Expensify and Trinet preferred